Peter Eisentraut said: > Tom Lane wrote: >> I doubt it. People can always just read the file to see what >> settings are in it, and it's not like nonexperts are going to have a >> variety of different configurations that we're gonna have to ask them >> about. (Even in the Unix world, pg_config is not really needed when >> most people are installing one of a small number of RPM-type >> packages...)
ISTM that if it's not useful we should rip it out and if it is then we should make it portable. > > The point of pg_config is not primarily to debug the installation > layout for us. pg_config is used in configure scripts to find > PostgreSQL libraries and header files. To that extent is it not broken by relocated installations that we have now made some provision for? > I don't know if Windows users > have a similar need. > I don't see why not. cheers andrew ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
